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Junior Mia Tang draws on her Eagle Buddy's face with an orange pen. After the People's Circus Theatre performed, juniors and fourth graders rotated to three stations: face painting, scarf juggling, and feather balancing.

Eagle Buddies program hosts Clown Day and Fifth Grade Musical

by Samuel Tong, Kairui Sun, and Isabella Lo February 6, 2025

Juniors met their fourth grader eagle buddies to watch a circus performance in the Zhang Gymnasium, while seniors watched the fifth graders’ musical “Joust” at Bucknall on Jan. 31. As part of...

Aquila Weekly Wrap-Up: Jan. 25-31

Aquila Weekly Wrap-Up: Jan. 25-31

by Lily Shi, News Editor February 4, 2025

This is Aquila Weekly Wrap-Up, where we bring you the latest updates from around our school community. Monday A record 26 students participated in the annual Poetry Out Loud recitation contest...

The library and Harker Book Blog’s Bookopoly reading contest challenges students and faculty to complete a Monopoly-style game board by reading books from certain categories. Librarians and Book Blog club members aim to inspire leisure reading by offering exclusive prizes as an additional incentive.

Bookopoly contest celebrates recreational reading among students and faculty

by Aryana Bharali, Humans of Harker Managing Editor February 4, 2025

Duncan Marquardt (10) and English teacher Lizzy Schimenti won the first Bookopoly raffle drawing of the year on Jan. 30, claiming a Boba Dragon Squishmallow and Oxford Comma Preservation Society tote bag,...

Junior Holly Templeton performs her poem during the Poetry Out Loud contest on Jan. 27. She received an honorable mention from the judges.

Poetry Out Loud attracts record engagement

by Lily Peng, Assistant News Editor February 2, 2025

Twenty-six students participated in the annual Poetry Out Loud recitation contest in the Nichols Auditorium on Jan. 27.  Senior Eric Zhang and junior Daniel Miao won first and second place, respectively,...

Danial Khan discusses the importance of accruing interest on savings accounts. Khan points out that knowing how to choose optimal interest plans is key to being financially literate.

Club Corner: Investment Club invites Stanford financial literacy coach

by Samuel Tong, Assistant News Editor January 29, 2025

Investment Club hosted financial wellness program manager Danial Khan of Stanford University’s Mind Over Money program to discuss financial literacy topics and money management strategies on Monday. As...

Pranav Sukesh (12) reclines on a medical chair as a medical professional attends to his arm. All donors were given a $15 E-Gift Card Promo and a special edition Golden State Warriors hoodie as a gesture of gratitude.

Medical Club conducts second annual blood drive with Stanford Blood Center

by Aryana Bharali and Jasmine Hansra January 28, 2025

Faculty and students participated in Medical Club’s blood drive in partnership with the Stanford Blood Center on Jan. 23. The blood drive resulted in a collective donation of units capable of saving...

Santana Row rally gathers protestors against Trump's presidential actions

Santana Row rally gathers protestors against Trump’s presidential actions

by Samuel Tong and Charlie Wang January 27, 2025

Uriel Magdaleno, Silicon Valley Immigration Committee member: We're here to protest Trump's inauguration day. Since day one, he's promised to pass a bunch of executive orders that attacked the immigrant...

Adrian Ma, host of NPR's "The Indicator from Planet Money" podcast presented in a Oeconomia speaker event via Zoom. "We often respond to the news by thinking about what business-related questions we can answer that are adjacent to it so the next time the story pops up in somebody's feed, they feel a bit more informed about what it means," Ma said.

Club Corner: Oeconomia invites speaker from NPR podcast

by Cynthia Xie, Assistant A&E/Lifestyle Editor January 26, 2025

"The Indicator from Planet Money" podcast host Adrian Ma presented and answered questions about his journey into economics journalism at Oeconomia’s speaker event on Tuesday. Ma talked about his experience...

Ayush Midha ('15) answers a student question about his choice to pursue a medical degree. His interest in healthcare systems from debate brought him to the Jain Lab of University of California, San Francisco.

Club Corner: Nexus Club features alumni debater in speaker event

by Lily Peng, Assistant News Editor January 26, 2025

PhD student Ayush Midha (‘15) recounted how his debate journey in high school shaped his future in the medical field at a Nexus Club speaker in the Nichols Auditorium on Tuesday. After an introduction...

Make Our Schools Safe officers Ariana Gauba (12) and Victoria Ma (11) announced a club speaker event hosting  gun violence prevention advocate Kath Tsakalakis. The event will be held in biology teacher Michael Pistacchi’s room on Feb. 4.

School Meeting 1/22: Conservatory, Make Our Schools Safe and Astronomy Club

by Samuel Tong, Assistant News Editor January 23, 2025

Conservatory representatives Maya Affaki (12), Leo Sobcyzn (12), Hanz Baek (10) and Lea Kandl-Zhang (10) opened the school meeting by introducing themselves as the representatives for the second semester....

Aquila Weekly Wrap-Up: Jan. 11-17

Aquila Weekly Wrap-Up: Jan. 11-17

by Lily Shi, News Editor January 20, 2025

This is Aquila Weekly Wrap-Up, where we bring you the latest updates from around our school community. Saturday The annual Senior Directed Showcase featured four 30-minute plays at the Patil...

The Palisades fire blazes west of LA, filling the sky with smoke and ash. The wildfires damaged essential sewer, water and power infrastructures, leaving more than 175,000 people without electricity.

Los Angeles wildfires claim 25 lives, devastate communities

by Lily Shi and Chelsea Xie January 15, 2025

Raging wildfires across the Los Angeles area have claimed at least 25 lives, displaced over 150,000 residents and scorched nearly 40 thousand acres since Jan. 7, becoming the most destructive fires in...

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